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Primary prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection

Antibiotic

Primary prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection

Published April 2019 (Amended March 2025)

What is covered in this topic?
Interventions to prevent opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients
Assessing the need for antimicrobial prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Toxoplasma gondii prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Yeast and mould antifungal prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Hepatitis B virus prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Mycobacterium tuberculosis prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Influenza virus prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Streptococcus pneumoniae prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Strongyloides stercoralis prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Burkholderia pseudomallei prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
Neisseria meningitidis prophylaxis in adults treated with eculizumab
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (John Cunningham virus)
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